I'm still listening to Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits to see what else needs fixing before I send it off the printers.

In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who recorded music for this album.  Drop by and visit some of the websites below.

Samantha Gillogly contributed fiddle to the album.  She played on six songs and even wrote a couple great tunes–“Prancing Pony” and “Shire Polkas”.

One of my best friends and music partners, Jamie Haeuser, recorded vocals and bodhran nearly half the album.  Our duet for “Raise a Glass in Parting” is one of my favorites on the CD.

Daniel I. Briggs from the group Dogs in Doublets went above and beyond on the CD.  He recorded guitar on a few tracks and bass on eight tracks.  Plus, he brought in one of his bandmates, Jon Richardson, to record a concertina and some stunning vocal harmonies.

I was reunited with another one of my best friends and former bandmates, Jimmy Rimmer, on “Scouring the Shire”.  It makes me back to my old Skander days in college.

Bethany McLyr has played penny whistle on albums for me over the past couple years.  I was thrilled to have fairy melodies piping away on five songs.

Laurent Leemans of the band Ceili Moss added fantastic guitar-work, and I love his vocal harmonies in “Let's Get Drunk Tonite”.

Dene Foye recorded some excellent guitar work for the first song on the album “A Working in the Garden”.  He also added that perfect vocal touch in “Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits”.

Long time Bards fan and musical compatriot Matthew Hughes got to shine some of his rocking guitar work and vocals on “Scouring the Shire” and “Bilbo's Farewell”.

Jake Weller of Brigands' Folie not only added additional supporting vocals to “Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits”, he played mandolin on “Said the Horse to the Hobbit”.

Floyd Brigdon went back to the studio a couple times to give me the perfect cittern and vocals for “Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits”.  I'm not sure how it's gonna sound playing it now without that instrument!

Despite a busy schedule, Terry Griffith laid a great guitar part for “Everybody Needs a Drinking Song”.  Plus, he also added some stellar underlying vocal harmonies that beautifully compliment my melody.

Former bandmate, Andrew McKee allowed me to use his great whistle for my recording of “Hobbit Birthday Song”.

Alex Boyd, TheLoneGunman, laid some great guitars and vocals for “Do You Fancy a Drink?” Maybe if I learn the song in time for DragonCon, we can play it together.

Finally, Nathan Deese of the band Barrowburn went above and beyond at the last minute by adding whistle and octave mandolin.  He also humored me by sending me some drum tracks knowing that I might or might not get a chance to use them.  Nathan also played banjo on “A Well-Dressed Hobbit”.

Thanks all!